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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: AI Applications
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for February’s Teen Science Cafe! In this session\, we’ll be discussing AI applications. Stay tuned for more information on this month’s speaker!Open to teens ages 13-18\, our monthly cafes include exciting activities\, engaging talks from expert speakers\, and even free food! Plus\, we cover a variety of different topics\, ranging from cell biology to deep space galaxies\, making it a one-of-a-kind spot for high school students to explore new ideas\, interact with each other\, and have fun!Doors will open at 6:00 pm for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:30 pm and wrap up around 7:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Teen Science Cafe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule \n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west\, main entrance of Morehead. \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:30 pm: Pizza social. The pizza social will take place in our classrooms\, located on the 2nd floor. \n\n\n\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will take place in the Science Stage. \n\n\n\nPlease Note: Depending on scheduled activities\, the program may end between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-ai-applications/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe: Songbirds
DESCRIPTION:Access to mates biased by parental favoritism in songbirds \n\n\n\nIn songbirds\, the morphology of the vocal tract predicts song performance\, and song performance affects access to mates. This\, in turn\, raises the question as to what causes this vocal-tract morphological variation. In March’s Carolina Science Cafe\, Dr. Keith Sockman will discuss the recent analyses from his laboratory’s 20-year dataset on wild\, free-ranging Lincoln’s sparrows at their montane field site in Colorado\, which have revealed developmental constraints on the vocal tract\, driven in part by parental favoritism toward some nestlings over their sibling nestmates. \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, Carolina Science Cafe is a free program that explores science topics making national and international headlines\, offering the chance to meet the experts behind the work. This special program is hosted at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro on the first Tuesday of every month. Light appetizers are available for all attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nDr. Keith Sockman earned a PhD in Zoology in 2000 at Washington State University\, studying reproductive flexibility in American kestrels. His postdoctoral work at The Johns Hopkins University focused on the neurobiology of mate choice and reproductive timing in songbirds. His initial appointment in the Department of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill was in 2004\, at which point he started a long-term study on the behavioral ecology and reproductive decisions of wild songbirds. He enjoys cycling\, camping\, and spending time with his two teenagers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee Dr. Sockman’s work\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi. \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-march26/
LOCATION:Haw River Tap & Table\, 300 E Main St C\, Carrboro\, NC\, 27510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T193000
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Visualizing Space
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for March’s Teen Science Cafe! More details on this month’s speaker will be available at a later date. \n\n\n\nOpen to teens ages 13-18\, our monthly cafes include exciting activities\, engaging talks from expert speakers\, and even free food! Plus\, we cover a variety of different topics\, ranging from cell biology to deep space galaxies\, making it a one-of-a-kind spot for high school students to explore new ideas\, interact with each other\, and have fun!Doors will open at 6:00 pm for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:30 pm and wrap up around 7:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Teen Science Cafe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule \n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west\, main entrance of Morehead. \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:30 pm: Pizza social. The pizza social will take place in our classrooms\, located on the 2nd floor. \n\n\n\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will take place in the Science Stage. \n\n\n\nPlease Note: Depending on scheduled activities\, the program may end between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-visualizing-space/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Artemis II Viewing Event
DESCRIPTION:(Photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) \n\n\n\n\nTo the Moon with NASA’s Artemis II\n\n\n\nAstronauts are preparing to return to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years! As part of the Artemis II mission\, crewmembers Victor Glover\, Reid Wiseman\, Jeremy Hansen\, and North Carolina-raised Christina Koch are set to embark on a 10-day journey around the Moon with a target launch date of April 1\, 2026. \n\n\n\nTo celebrate\, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host a special Artemis II launch viewing event before Starry Nights: Spring Skies\, our special planetarium show for teen and adult learners. Exclusive to Starry Nights ticketholders\, this special event is available at no additional charge and is subject to change due to weather and safety at the launch site. \n\n\n\n\nGet Starry Nights tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKnow Before You Go\n\n\n\n\nNASA may postpone the Artemis II launch due to adverse weather conditions and safety concerns\, which could result in the cancellation of the Morehead viewing event. The launch window opens on April 1\, 2026\, at 6:24 p.m. EDT\, at which the launch can occur anytime within the next two hours. Learn more about NASA’s April mission availability.\n\n\n\nIn the event that the launch overlaps with the start of Starry Nights: Spring Skies (scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 1\, 2026)\, we will finish cheering on the Artemis II before heading to the fulldome theater for the planetarium show.\n\n\n\nThe Artemis II viewing event at Morehead Planetarium is subject to change based on updates to the official launch schedule. In the event of a postponed launch\, Starry Nights: Spring Skies will proceed as scheduled at 7 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy this video of Artemis II’s Christina Koch from Morehead’s 75th anniversary (2024).
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/artemis-ii/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe: Science Under Pressure
DESCRIPTION:(Megan Mendenhall / Office of Research Communications)\n\n\n\n\nScience Under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Research at Carolina\n\n\n\nUNC-Chapel Hill generates over $1 billion in research annually with discoveries that shape medicine\, technology\, and public health across North Carolina and beyond. However\, the federal landscape that funds this work is shifting fast. Join UNC’s Vice Chancellor for Research\, Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen\, for an inside look at what Carolina scientists are building\, what’s at stake in Washington\, and why it matters to all of us. \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, Carolina Science Cafe is a free program that explores science topics making national and international headlines\, offering the chance to meet the experts behind the work. This special program is hosted at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro on the first Tuesday of every month. Light appetizers are available for all attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nPenny Gordon-Larsen\, PhD\, Vice Chancellor for Research and William R. Kenan\, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Nutrition \n\n\n\n\n\n(Megan Mendenhall / Office of Research Communications)\n\n\n\n\nAs vice chancellor for research\, Gordon-Larsen develops\, sets strategic direction\, and provides support for UNC’s $1.5 billion research enterprise. She is responsible for research infrastructure\, operations\, and regulatory compliance\, research development\, translation\, and communications\, as well as strategic research partnerships. In addition\, she oversees 13 pan-campus\, interdisciplinary research centers and institutes. She works across campus with the University’s research deans\, center/ institute directors\, and key institutional leaders to strategically advance Carolina’s research enterprise. She is an obesity researcher and has served as principal investigator on research projects totaling over $23.6 million and has served as a co-investigator on an additional $49.1M interdisciplinary research team projects with collaborators. Her NIH-funded research portfolio ranges from molecular and genetic to environmental and societal-level factors that influence health and obesity and its cardiometabolic consequences.  \n\n\n\nGordon-Larsen served as president of The Obesity Society in 2015 and a member of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council from 2020 to 2023. She also served on the 2020–2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research Thought Leaders Panel\, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Strategic Plan Working Group\, and the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Integration Working Group. She is on the Executive Committees for Research of the Association of American Universities and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and is currently serving on the Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs\, a coalition of national organizations representing academic\, medical\, and independent research institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore about UNC Research\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi. \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-science-under-pressure/
LOCATION:Haw River Tap & Table\, 300 E Main St C\, Carrboro\, NC\, 27510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Hollywood Science
DESCRIPTION:Hollywood Science with Dr. Alper Bozkurt\n\n\n\nPlease join us at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for April’s Teen Science Cafe! In this interactive session\, Dr. Alper Bozkurt will share his firsthand experiences at the intersection of science and storytelling. From consulting on Disney films to collaborating with creatives behind movies\, documentaries\, and games\, he has seen how science inspires Hollywood and how Hollywood\, in turn\, inspires real scientific breakthroughs. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take you behind the scenes of: \n\n\n\n\nInteractions with studios like The Walt Disney Company and Pixar\n\n\n\nCollaborations with Oscar-winning or nominated actors and filmmakers\n\n\n\nVisits to Hollywood studios and creative environments\n\n\n\nHow ideas from science shape Xbox and PlayStation games\n\n\n\n\nIf you are curious about the future of technology\, storytelling\, and imagination\, this is your chance to see how your interests can come together in unexpected ways. \n\n\n\nOpen to teens ages 13-18\, our monthly cafes include exciting activities\, engaging talks from expert speakers\, and even free food! Plus\, we cover a variety of different topics\, ranging from cell biology to deep space galaxies\, making it a one-of-a-kind spot for high school students to explore new ideas\, interact with each other\, and have fun! \n\n\n\nDoors will open at 6:00 pm for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:30 pm and wrap up around 7:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Teen Science Cafe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Bozkurt\n\n\n\nProf. Alper Bozkurt joins us from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University where he holds an associated appointment at UNC-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is the director of the Integrated Bionic MicroSystem (iBionicS) Lab and co-director for National Science Foundation Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) and NC State Institute of Connected Sensor Systems (IConS). \n\n\n\nAlper Bozkurt is the McPherson Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering Entrepreneurship at NC State University. At iBionicS Lab\, he builds technologies that connect electronics with living systems\, from insects to plants\, from animals to humans. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from Cornell University and his MSc in biomedical engineering from Drexel University. His work has been featured by major media outlets and earned him a spot on Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” list. His research achievements on the Internet of Bionic Things have been covered by several media agencies\, including BBC\, CNN\, National Geographic\, Discovery Channel\, Science Channel\, Newsweek\, and Reuters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule \n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west\, main entrance of Morehead. \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:30 pm: Pizza social. The pizza social will take place in our classrooms\, located on the 2nd floor. \n\n\n\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will take place in the Science Stage. \n\n\n\nPlease Note: Depending on scheduled activities\, the program may end between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-hollywood-science/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe: US Vaccination Programs
DESCRIPTION:US Vaccination Programs: Reasons for Optimism and Action\n\n\n\nWhat unites Americans? Being vaccinated! More of us get vaccines than use smartphones\, own cars\, or watch reality TV. In May’s installation\, Professor of Health Behavior Dr. Melissa B. Gilkey will share research on the parent advocates and clinical champions who make US vaccination programs possible. In addition\, we will discuss ways to support these programs to ensure that we all have the opportunity to protect our families from measles\, human papillomavirus (HPV) cancers\, and other vaccine-preventable diseases.  \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, Carolina Science Cafe is a free program that explores science topics making national and international headlines\, offering the chance to meet the experts behind the work. This special program is hosted at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro on the first Tuesday of every month. Light appetizers are available for all attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nMelissa B. Gilkey\, PhD\, (she/her) is a Professor of Health Behavior in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. With research interests in cancer prevention and adolescent health\, she studies ways to help healthcare providers communicate about vaccines\, often with a focus on the HPV vaccine. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Gilkey\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi. \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-us-vaccination-programs/
LOCATION:Haw River Tap & Table\, 300 E Main St C\, Carrboro\, NC\, 27510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Plants
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for May’s Teen Science Cafe! In this session\, we’ll be discussing plants. Stay tuned for more information on this month’s speaker!Open to teens ages 13-18\, our monthly cafes include exciting activities\, engaging talks from expert speakers\, and even free food! Plus\, we cover a variety of different topics\, ranging from cell biology to deep space galaxies\, making it a one-of-a-kind spot for high school students to explore new ideas\, interact with each other\, and have fun!Doors will open at 6:00 pm for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:30 pm and wrap up around 7:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Teen Science Cafe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule \n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west\, main entrance of Morehead. \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:30 pm: Pizza social. The pizza social will take place in our classrooms\, located on the 2nd floor. \n\n\n\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will take place in the Science Stage. \n\n\n\nPlease Note: Depending on scheduled activities\, the program may end between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-plants/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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